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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
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Tampa State of the City Address centered around recovery from back-to-back hurricanes
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor delivered the 2025 State of the City address Monday, discussing Tampa's growth, major infrastructure upgrades, and the resilience of the city after back-to-back hurricanes. 'We are not the same city we were six years ago,' the mayor said. 'We've built entire neighborhoods, homes for thousands of families and storefronts for hundreds of small businesses. We've made historic investments to modernize aging infrastructure, including the largest upgrade to our city's water and wastewater pipes in our history.' Man dies, 10 hurt in Clearwater ferry hit-and-run crash Mayor Castor honored the heroic response of first responders and city crews for their response after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The city also launched a disaster assistance fund to support struggling mayor said the city has invested $94 million in wastewater upgrades, including 28 critical pump stations, and another $350 million in stormwater maintenance and improvements. But Mayor Castor also acknowledged that many are still struggling to rebuild. 'We will not forget about them,' she said. Despite the loss of revenue from the All for Transportation initiative, Mayor Castor said the city has come up with more cost-effective solutions, like adding its own paving team, increasing street paving by 50% since 2019, resurfacing more than 235 miles of roads and adding 56 miles of bike lanes. The mayor also touted plans to expand the TECO Streetcar system and the Riverwalk. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
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Get an up-close view of Tampa's highly anticipated Gasworx project
The Brief Developers of the Gasworx project provided an up-close view of their progress. The mixed-use project includes apartment buildings, offices, restaurants, shopping and more. It is expected to have a significant impact on Ybor City and downtown Tampa, two critical areas of the city. TAMPA, Fla. - For the first time, developers of the new Gasworx project are giving an up-close look at the new development that promises to impact both Ybor City and downtown Tampa. The Gasworx project will feature nearly a dozen buildings. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, in my opinion," said Lucas Umstead, a project manager. "Very proud." What they're saying 150 workers descend on the 40-acre Gaxworx site every day, manicuring the terrain, crafting apartment buildings and showing off what they've done so far, compared to how far they have to go. READ: Tampa Gasworx project officially begins with groundbreaking to connect Ybor City with Channel District "Everyone recognizes this is really adding a new layer that didn't exist," said Graham Tyrrell of Kettler Inc. Along with a mix of market-rate and affordable apartments, the development will also feature offices, restaurants, stores and a park, all easily accessible by the TECO Streetcar. The biggest attraction may be the renovation of an old warehouse, which is set to become a 28,000-square-foot market with indoor-outdoor seating. Local perspective The project is between two critical areas of the city. Ybor City is on the north side of the project, while downtown is on the south side. Builders are trying to make it feel like both of them. READ: Meet the man behind the proposed Gasworx neighborhood "There's lower density in the north side of Gasworx, and it slowly steps up," Tyrrell said. "But through this warehouse building here as well, by keeping part of that building, we think we're able to connect back to the original Ybor City." Seven buildings will comprise the first phase, while several more will be included in future phases. Big picture view For the City of Tampa, which has struggled for decades to connect its neighborhoods through the web of downtown highways, this will be the first try to make Ybor and downtown feel like one. "We create more people on the street," said Tyrrell. "There's more vibrancy, there are more people living here, you know, people walking dogs, people walking strollers. So it really brings a kind of more rounded-out feel to a mixed-use neighborhood." CLICK HERE:>>>Follow FOX 13 on YouTube The builders expect to have the first batch of mixed-use buildings online by the end of 2026, with the remaining buildings completed by 2027. The Source FOX 13's Evan Axelbank collected the information in this story. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS LIVE: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
